‘People are asking what we’re doing differently from the previous government,’ Grit MPs set up regional caucuses on immigration, ‘No. 1’ riding issue

By Abbas RanaJun. 20, 2016

Immigration constitutes 60 per cent to 80 per cent of constituency work in major urban centres, say Liberal MPs.

Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz is the chair of the Ontario Liberal Immigration Caucus, Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon is the chair of the Quebec Immigration Caucus, Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart is the chair of the Atlantic Immigration Caucus and Liberal MP Jati Sidhu is the chair of the Western and Northern Immigration Caucus. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Courtesy of Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz and Alaina Lockhart

PARLIAMENT HILL—Government backbench MPs say they have set up regional caucuses to deal with immigration, the “No. 1” issue in major urban centres across Canada, because constituents are asking them what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has done in the last eight months to fix the system and MPs are communicating any problems to Immigration Minister John McCallum.

The Liberals will be under attack from all sides in the next election campaign, but Liberals say they have a good story to tell and some say they need to sharpen up their communications strategy before it's too late.